Yesterday was my brother's birthday. Chubs passed away February 10, 2008. Every time I see a cardinal, I know it's him. Many birthdays I have now spent without him. I find solace in knowing Moma is with him now. I even found a feather while I was out walking at lunch yesterday. I know it's …
Yesterday was my birthday. Today has been two years. Two years since God called my sweet mom home. My mom died 2 hours and 50 minutes after my birthday. My dad said she held on long enough so she wouldn't pass on my actual birthday. I tend to believe it's true. Even though she didn't …
I think it’s been a little over a week since I’ve written a blog. Actually this is my first blog this month. Being a motherless daughter sucks. This time of year double sucks. And for me it sucks the most. Today is my mom's birthday. She would have been 75. Her birthday always falls on …
Music is powerful. A song can send you on a roller coaster of emotions. How many times have you heard a song that completely takes you back to a moment in your life? You can see it, feel it, and live it all over again. I had a bittersweet moment with a song today as …
2018 went out like a lion and 2019 came in with that same damn lion. Sunday I woke up and the flu attacked me with a vengeance. I cannot remember feeling so bad. Take your worst hangover ever and times that by ten. That's still not how bad I felt. This went on for hours. …
Hard to believe tomorrow is Christmas Eve. While I enjoy seeing my grandchildren open presents, I am also a tad content when it’s all over. If you come to my house on December 26, you can bet my tree will already be down. I’m notorious for taking the tree down on Christmas. I get that …
Holidays can be the most bittersweet time of year. With my mom, my birthday and Christmas are the hardest for me when it comes to missing my mom. My mom loved Christmas cards. I mean LOVED Christmas cards. When I was growing up, she and my aunt would have a contest of who received the …
How many times have you been driving and forgot where you were going? Or have you walked in a room and forgot what you went in there for? Try living with that all the time when you have no short term recollection of anything. My hunka hunka teases me, but supports my obsession, about drinking …
